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If the bill to move the state prison from Draper passes, then design it to benefit education for years to come.

Transfer the current prison land to the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration to be held in a trust. Long-term lease arrangements of prime real estate will benefit schools far more than any one-time sale of the land.